---
name: "tfprof"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "taskflow-profiler"
version: "3.9.0+ds-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tfprof"
---

# tfprof(1)

profile a Taskflow program

## NAME

tfprof - profile a Taskflow program

## SYNOPSIS

**tfprof** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**tfprof** is a program that visualises and profiles programs compiled using Taskflow.  The program should be compiled using **cmake** with the option **-D TF\_BUILD\_PROFILER=ON**, and then run with an environment variable specifying the profile data output file, for example under the build directory:

$ cmake ../ -D TF\_BUILD\_PROFILER=ON\
 $ make\
 $ TF\_ENABLE\_PROFILER=my\_taskflow.tfp ./my\_taskflow

The profiler is then run to visualise the output, for example

$ tfprof --input my\_taskflow.tfp

and the results can be seen at http://localhost:8080/

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-i**, **--input**

  The profiling data file; this option is required.

- **-m**, **--mount**

  The location of the static Taskflow profiler server files.  In the Debian version of **tfprof**, this is optional; it defaults to **/usr/share/taskflow**.

- **-p**, **--port**

  The port the server should listen on; this defaults to 8080.

## SEE ALSO

The Taskflow system is documented fully in the documentation, available in the taskflow-doc package on Debian systems or online at ⟨https://taskflow.github.io/taskflow/index.html⟩